Oman Signs New Oil Exploration Deal With Shell Oman

MUSCAT, Oman, Oct 11 (NNN-ONA) – Oman’s Ministry of Oil and Gas, on Thursday, signed a new oil exploration agreement with Shell Oman, for exploration and production in Block 55 in the southeast of Oman. The deal was signed by Undersecretary of Oman’s Ministry of Oil and Gas, Salim bin…

President Putin To Visit UAE Next Week

DUBAI, Oct 11 (NNN-WAM) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, will pay a state visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Oct 15. Putin is scheduled to hold talks with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who is deputy supreme commander of the UAE’s armed forces.…

GCC Ministerial Meeting Agrees On Measures To Promote Gulf Tourism

MUSCAT, Oman, Oct 11 (NNN-ONA) – The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, on Thursday, agreed on facilitating intra-regional tourism, by lowering the prices of airline tickets between GCC countries. During the fourth meeting of the GCC ministers of tourism, held in Muscat, the ministers also discussed choosing a Gulf city…

Turkish Operation Displaces 70,000 Civilians In N Syria: Monitor

DAMASCUS, Oct 11 (NNN-SANA) – The Turkish military campaign against Kurdish forces in northern Syria, has so far, displaced 70,000 civilians, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The military campaign, which was launched on Wednesday, also led to the falling of 11 villages into the hands of the Turkish…

Civilians Flee Turkey-Syria Border

ANKARA, Oct 11 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey says, its forces have seized designated targets on the second day of an offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria, after a withdrawal by US forces opened up a dangerous new phase in the region’s eight-year-old conflict. Turkish special forces advanced into northeastern Syria, to…

Syria Blames Kurdish Forces For Turkish Military Offensive

DAMASCUS, Oct 11 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister, Faisal Mekdad, blamed the Kurdish forces for the ongoing Turkish offensive in northern Syria. Speaking to reporters on Thursday evening, Mekdad said, the Kurdish forces in northern and northeastern Syria had refused attempts to resolve the situation in the Kurdish-controlled areas…

Pompeo Meets With Salvadoran FM On Ties, Illegal Immigration

WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, met with visiting Salvadoran Foreign Minister, Alexandra Hill, on bilateral and regional issues, according to a U.S. State Department statement. Pompeo and his Salvadoran counterpart discussed partnership between the two countries. The two also discussed the importance of U.S.-Salvadoran…

Sri Lanka To Print 66-cm-long Ballot Paper For Presidential Polls

COLOMBO, Oct 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Elections Commission said, the ballot paper for the upcoming presidential elections would be 26 inches (66 cm), the longest in Sri Lankan history, due to a record number of 35 candidates running for presidency. Local media reports, quoting Elections Commissioner, Mahinda Deshapriya, said…

Typhoon Hagibis Likely To Disrupt Major Transport Networks In Japan Over Weekend

TOKYO, Oct 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – A powerful typhoon, expected to hit Japan this weekend, is likely to cause major disruption to transportation networks in eastern and western Japan, with a number of flights and trains services likely to be cancelled or suspended. With the weather agency here saying it expects…

Xi Meets Pakistani PM, Calls For Forging Closer Community Of Shared Future

BEIJING, Oct 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese President, Xi Jinping met with Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, vowing to work jointly to strengthen strategic coordination and pragmatic cooperation, so as to forge a closer China-Pakistan community of shared future. Noting the two countries as all-weather strategic cooperative partners, Xi said, no…